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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,361 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 09:46 PM Oct 2022

In New Audio, Trump Reveals How He Really Feels About Dictators

In newly released audio recordings from a 2020 interview, former President Donald Trump admitted he preferred world leaders “the tougher and meaner they are.”

“I like Putin. Our relationship should be a very good one. I campaigned on getting along with Russia, China and everyone else,” Trump told veteran journalist Bob Woodward in a Jan. 2020 interview, according to CNN, which obtained a copy. “Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing, all right? Especially because they have 1,332 nuclear fucking warheads.”

“It’s funny, the relationships I have, the tougher and meaner they are, the better I get along with them. You know?” Trump added. “Explain that to me someday, okay. But maybe it’s not a bad thing. The easy ones are the ones I maybe don’t like as much or don’t get along with as much.”

He also spoke about his relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/audio-trump-reveals-really-feels-034944750.html

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In New Audio, Trump Reveals How He Really Feels About Dictators (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
The "easy ones" are not fascists, no wonder he cant get along with them. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2022 #1
Penis envy. bluesbassman Oct 2022 #2
There is no "getting along" with a dictator / narcissist KentuckyWoman Oct 2022 #3
All those bastards kicked his ass. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2022 #4
And his results with Rocketman Kim of NKorea? keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #5
The bad guys always know the "mark" when they see one. nt Samrob Oct 2022 #6

bluesbassman

(20,388 posts)
2. Penis envy.
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 09:56 PM
Oct 2022

He wants so much to be viewed as a “tough guy”. The reality is he’s an emotionally crippled toddler stuck in an adult body.

KentuckyWoman

(7,417 posts)
3. There is no "getting along" with a dictator / narcissist
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 09:56 PM
Oct 2022

You either let them steamroll you or you purge them from the planet. There's no in between. Oh sure, sometimes you can get them to stay in their own yard and leave you mostly be, but that never lasts forever.

Doesn't matter relationships or governments. These skunks are nothing but problems.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
5. And his results with Rocketman Kim of NKorea?
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 10:13 PM
Oct 2022

And his results with Rocketman Kim of NKorea?

Love letters, humiliation, and more nukes.

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